On January 8, 2022, Beijing time, the first leg of the Melbourne Summer Series of the WTA250 class continued, and China's 19-year-old rising star Zheng Qinwen lost to Grand Slam champion Halep 3-6, 2-6, and missed the final. Although he lost this game, Zheng Qinwen, who reached the final four of the Tour women's singles, still created a new career high, and the future can be expected. The winning Halep will compete with Kudmetova for the title, who received Naomi Osaka's retirement gift.
Entering 2022, China's rising star Zheng Qinwen suddenly broke out, and she beat several of the world's top 100 players in Melbourne in a row to reach the women's singles final four. Zheng Qinwen only began to participate in the tour main tournament last season, and it is not easy to reach the women's singles final four in less than one season in the WTA 250 class event. Because of the continuous defeat of several masters, Zheng Qinwen gained a lot of points, and the world ranking continued to improve, approaching the top 100.
However, there is still a big gap in the technical level of Zheng Qinwen, facing the No. 2 seed Halep, Zheng Qinwen's one-shot rate is too low, which may be related to tension. In addition, the quality of Zheng Qinwen's serve is also very average, and in the confrontation attack, Zheng Qinwen's return quality is also very low. To put it simply, Zheng Qinwen made too many mistakes, and Halep played very easily, always controlling the rhythm of the game, and the gap between the strength of the two sides was huge.
In the end, Zheng Qinwen lost two consecutive sets 3-6, 2-6, and lost to No. 2 seed Halep 0-2, missing the women's singles final. Of course, Zheng Qinwen can gain self-confidence through this competition, after all, she has defeated several players with good strength. If she can continue to improve her technical ability and stability, Zheng Qinwen has the hope of becoming one of the top 100 in the world, and all she has to do is train hard.
The winning Halep will compete with Kudmetova for the women's singles title, Kudmetova was supposed to compete with Naomi Osaka for a place in the final, but just before the match, Naomi Osaka announced that she would retire due to injury, and Kudmetova would win without a fight and advance directly. Naomi Osaka's retirement also allowed Kudmetova to reach the final in the first leg for two consecutive seasons, and against Halep, the physically superior Kudmetova had the opportunity to win the championship.
In addition, in the WTA 500 class Adelaide match, No. 7 seed Rabakina defeated Japanese player Mika Doi 6-4, 6-3 to reach the women's singles final, waiting for the winner between Barty and Swatek. Obviously, the match between Barty and Svatek is a final-level match, and whoever wins has the potential to be the ultimate champion!